coal-black
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4.1
- adjective
- /koʊl blæk/
- A soft cowl of coal-black hair encompasses a face whose dark, lustrous eyes look past my shoulders as my mother makes the introductions.
- coal-black hair
- coal-black eyes
- coal-black skin
Examples
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Only her hair was coal-black and yours is brown like the sparrow's wings.
Fiction book (1991) -
She had a fantastically exotic face: huge coal-black eyes, cheekbones Varushka would kill for, and perfect Nubian-bronze skin.
Fiction book (2001) -
The coal-black void before him was gone.
Fiction book (2001) -
The coal-black skeleton could have been beneath any tree they saw.
Fiction book (1992) -
There are the same coal-black eyes, the same upraised arms, but against a blue blanket this time.
Fiction book (2002) -
His face was pure Schipperke, all fox and bat with coal-black eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
Just then, Lola Perez enters the living room, carrying a tiny infant with a splash of dark hair and round, coal-black eyes.
Fiction book (2002) -
The iron-shod hooves of the coal-black horses and the iron-rimmed wheels pounded past them only inches away.
Fiction book (1992) -
The two men were standing on the edge of a denuded ridge, looking out across a barren coal-black valley where thousands of Chinese workers toiled unceasingly.
Fiction book (2001) -
The little boy's coat was a striking coal-black, making him stand out in the crowd.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very dark in color like coal or the night
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4.7
Very black like coal
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3.9
Very black like coal or a dark night
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2.8
A very dark colour like shiny coal
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3.6
Very dark color that is black with a blue shine
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2.8
Very dark like the color of coal
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3.3
Very dark like black ink
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3.2
Very dark black like raven feathers in the sun
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7.9
Completely black like coal
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3.7
A very dark color like black with a slight hint of blue
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4.7
Very deep black like soot
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4.9
A very dark color like the black dust from a fire
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5.5
Very black in color like dust left by a fire
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5.6
Very dark black with a slight bluish grey tint
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Etymology
The word coal-black comes from coal, the dark rock used for burning, and black, the color. Because coal is so dark, coal-black means something that is 'very deep black', like coal or a night with no stars.